The album Kind of Blue got me into the world of jazz. Do you recall the first album/song you ever presented on the radio? I believe the first song was "Move" by Miles Davis off The Birth of the Cool. But in all reality, it is John Christopher of the Neon Beat that showed me the way and he has always been a consistent friend and mentor. Louis at a Sports Broadcasting Camp back in 1993 and he was quite cool. Did you have a mentor or you are a self-made host? My all-time favorite broadcaster is Bob Costas. From there, I concurrently was doing pre-and post-production for the Kansas City Royals radio shows at 61 Country on Signal HIll in KCMO as an intern. Me, my co-host and somebody that accidentally tuned in. It was an alternative music radio format and I'm certain they're only three people listening to it. When did your jazz radio career start? It officially began in Parkville, Missouri at a college radio station at Park University called KGSP in 1994. I always thought being a jazz radio host would be one of the coolest jobs in the world. That was my baptismal into the world of jazz and I never looked back. His presentation and selection of songs were the best that I have ever heard. What radio shows were a fan of, and why? I was a huge fan of Mike Pettengell's Jazz in the Kight on KCUR 89.3 here in Kansas City. Since 2011, it's been 658 shows strong and I owe it all to John Christopher for showing me the kindness, integrity and reality of a dream I always had within me. He told me to write a script and I picked jazz. After writing an article on him in a local newspaper I was freelancing for and knowing that he lived conveniently blocks away from me, he invited me over to his home studio. It wasn't until I heard a radio show called the Neon Beat with John Christopher that I was interested in doing radio. After I got into sports journalism, I took a big break from the entire scene. It started with newspapers and then it moved onto radio. How did your fascination with radio start? I always wanted to be in the media in some capacity. What is your first radio-related memory? Nothing specifically jumps out, but I remember in WHB (Kansas City) was the station I listened to in the car with my dad. Jazz folk are the most humble, talented and cool set of people on the planet and I'm proud to cover their art. It took quite a bit of time but I found the greatest people in the world. I have a Communications degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and I've always wanted to be in broadcasting. I began Neon Jazz as a labor of love back in 2011. About Joe Dimino I am a recovering sports journalist.
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